[Noisebridge-discuss] Safety

Jack Perkins jackaperkins at gmail.com
Mon Sep 20 19:55:49 UTC 2010


Nothing says inviting, free and open like security cameras, RFID and
compulsory interviews upon entry!

> funny things happen to cameras at Noisebridge.
:3

On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 12:46 PM, Thomas Stowe <stowe.thomas at gmail.com> wrote:
> From an outsider (me), I'd say that any person you didn't recognize would be
> "new" and if they stated that they didn't need help, either they'd be lying
> or a member. You could always ask their name as they come in if you didn't
> recognize them on the camera and check a registry. A sign-in sheet might
> work for this, though some people hate those. A mandatory RFID badge to get
> would be more useful and would be possible but harder to automate with long
> range RFID and something interacting with "the buzzer".
> One or two small "wireless" 2.4ghz cameras can be purchased for under $120.
> It might become expensive with non-rechargeable batteries if you don't have
> somewhere you can plug the camera into if you opt to power such a system via
> 9 Volt batteries. I've seen IP cameras that are powered via Power Over
> Ethernet and I know firsthand that a POE camera is an easy solution to
> implement, though such a camera might cost $150 to $300 (the last time I
> checked). With a POE IP camera if an ethernet will reach, it will power the
> camera and receive data accessible on the local network that can also be put
> on the Internet. I know that the company I have web hosting with
> (http://ovh.ie) offers free software that acts to upload to free (in beta)
> storage for still images with one week's cache and this is what I use to
> capture images from my home camera setup (just a webcam so far).
> Here's their pitch:
> Discover video surveillance via the Internet, with recordings accessible
> from any connected PC.
>
> Compatible with a simple webcam;
> Recordings available for download;
> View videos from an internet browser...
>
> Here's their offer:
> http://www.ovh.ie/products/video_surveillance_offers.xml
> I think off-site storage makes more sense because if your images and videos
> are stolen with any server you're out of luck.
> I also have SMEServer running an ftp user in proxmox on my server that does
> the same thing via script-automated ftp jobs.
> I'll eventually use a second machine to do this with larger storage so I can
> capture / upload video streams but for now it's a working solution that can
> handle images in a more permanent way.
> I'm a firm believer in video surveillance as a security measure and a
> cheapie kit with eight cameras an be obtained for under $800 and includes a
> DVR with a 500 gigabyte hard drive. If anyone's interested in more info (for
> yourself or the Noisebridge site), let me know and I'll share what I can in
> the way of knowledge, bookmark URLs and vendors that sell such equipment.
> Kind Regards,
>
> Thomas C. Stowe
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> On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 1:17 PM, Leif Ryge <leif at synthesize.us> wrote:
>>
>> On 09/20/2010 10:44 AM, Casey Callendrello wrote:
>> > What if there was a video camera on the gate end? That way you could
>> > tell if you were buzzing in a new person or not.
>>
>> How could you tell?
>>
>> ~leif
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